“I feel that’s what the mindset ought to be,” Roberts mentioned earlier than the sport. “Being thrust into this surroundings actually was an enormous endeavor for him, and now you layer within the well being half and the actual fact he’s a beginning pitcher, figuring out what the build-up (required to return) entails … I feel that’s the prudent method to go about it.”
Sasaki, 23, went 1-1 with a 4.72 ERA in eight begins after becoming a member of the Dodgers from the Pacific League’s Chiba Lotte Marines, averaging lower than 4 1/3 innings per begin. He walked 22 and struck out 24 in 34 1/3 innings, and his fastball averaged 95.7 mph, down 3-4 mph from his common in Japan.
Roberts mentioned Sasaki was pain-free when he resumed throwing in early June, however the pitcher was shut down after feeling discomfort this previous week. Sasaki just lately obtained a cortisone injection within the shoulder; Roberts mentioned no additional scans are deliberate.
“I don’t assume it’s ache,” Roberts mentioned. “I don’t know if it’s discomfort, if it’s tightness, if he’s simply not feeling sturdy, regardless of the adjective you wish to use. That’s extra of a query for Roki, so far as the feeling he’s feeling.
“He’s simply not feeling like he can ramp it up, and we’re not going to push him to do one thing he doesn’t be ok with proper now.”
Reporting by The Related Press.
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